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  Sister District · [email protected]
August 29, 2022 at 9:51 PM

REMINDER: Join us tomorrow for our panel on the role state legislatures play in the fight for our democracy

The future of election subversion will be decentralized and channeled through state races. John, Here’s your reminder that tomorrow — Tuesday, August 30 — we’re joining Vote Save America for our next State Power Series virtual event, and we don’t want you to miss out! The …
  Gaby Goldstein, Sister District · [email protected]
August 23, 2022 at 2:35 PM

A critical SCOTUS case could give states control over elections — and their outcomes

Join us next Tuesday. John, Sister District and Vote Save America are back with part two of our four-part State Power Series! I hope you can join us virtually next Tuesday, August 30 as we explore how a critical SCOTUS case could give states control over elections — and their …
  Lala Wu, Sister District Project · [email protected]
August 19, 2022 at 4:33 PM

I’m sure you’re getting a lot of emails

Thank you so much for your commitment to building enduring progressive power in the states. John, It’s Lala here, Executive Director at Sister District. If your inbox looks anything like mine, I’m sure you’re getting a lot of emails asking you to donate to campaigns and organ…
  Sister District · [email protected]
August 17, 2022 at 8:30 PM

We can’t lose our hard-fought gains this November

We are doubling our list of candidates, with endorsements for 18 Sister District alumni in critical races. John, Together, we’ve built progressive power in state legislatures nationwide. We can’t lose our hard-fought gains this November. That’s why just yesterday we announced…
  Lala Wu, Sister District Project · [email protected]
August 16, 2022 at 7:50 PM

Announcing our 2022 alumni endorsements!

We are doubling our list of candidates, with endorsements for 18 Sister District alumni in critical races. John, Today, we are thrilled to announce that we are doubling our list of candidates, with endorsements for 18 Sister District alumni in critical races in 9 key states. …
  Sister District · [email protected]
August 12, 2022 at 8:20 PM

Deb. Butler.

A North Carolina native, Deb Butler has deep roots in the Tar Heel State. She has represented House District 18 since 2017. John, One of our candidates needs your help. We’re going to tell you more about North Carolina’s Deb Butler in a moment. But if you’re already on board w…
  Sister District · [email protected]
August 10, 2022 at 9:20 PM

re: Indiana

State legislatures are the battleground for abortion rights. John, We’ve said it before, and it bears repeating: State legislatures are the battleground for abortion rights. Last Friday, the GOP supermajority in the Indiana General Assembly voted to ban abortion, making it the…
  Sister District · [email protected]
August 9, 2022 at 4:20 PM

FWD: We want you to be the first to know:

We’re going BIGGER. Did you catch our big news on Friday? Thanks to the incredible grassroots support we’ve received from folks like you, we’re going BIGGER in 2022. We’re now aiming to double our endorsed candidates this year, from 18 to 36 — but that’s not all. We’re also …
  Lala Wu, Sister District Project · [email protected]
August 5, 2022 at 5:28 PM

We want you to be the first to know:

We need to go big to shift the balance of power and build progressive power in the states. John, This week, the Sister District community achieved two incredible milestones. We exceeded $750,000 in candidate donations and 100,000 phone calls to voters — meaning our candidates wi…
  Sister District · [email protected]
August 3, 2022 at 10:10 PM

Have you heard the news out of Kansas?

Yesterday, Kansas voters turned out in historic numbers to defeat an anti-abortion ballot measure. Have you heard the news out of Kansas? Yesterday, Kansas voters turned out in historic numbers to defeat an anti-abortion ballot measure: Source: The Washington Post, August 3, 2…
  Sister District · [email protected]
July 31, 2022 at 5:51 PM

None of this is possible without you

Electing strong candidates at the state level is one of the only ways we can protect ourselves and our communities. John, 100 days. That’s how long we have left until Election Day. 100 days to do everything we can to elect our slate of 18 Sister District candidates and build pr…
  Jarvis Houston, Sister District Project · [email protected]
July 29, 2022 at 11:32 PM

The stakes are incredibly high in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Democrats are now just a few seats away from becoming a superminority in the state legislature. The stakes are incredibly high in Wisconsin. Because of Republican gerrymandering, Wisconsin Democrats are now just a few seats away from becoming a superminority in the…
  Lala Wu · [email protected]
July 28, 2022 at 10:57 PM

Building that kind of infrastructure requires significant, ongoing investments

Republicans are laser-focused on winning majorities in state legislatures across the country. Did you know that, this year, 83% of America's state legislatures are for grabs? Did you know that Republicans are laser-focused on winning majorities in those state legislatures? And d…
  Sister District · [email protected]
July 25, 2022 at 9:50 PM

FWD: Exciting news

Your investment today is powerful. John, We wanted to make sure you saw Neal’s email from Saturday: We’re hiring GOTV Phonebank and Fall Organizing Fellows, who will provide critical voter outreach and volunteer recruitment to help elect our candidates in November and build p…
  Neal Morgan, Sister District Project · [email protected]
July 23, 2022 at 6:40 PM

Exciting news:

We’re gearing up to hire nearly twenty paid fellows in August. John, It’s Neal here, Head of Organizing at Sister District Project. I have exciting news to share with you: We’re gearing up to hire nearly twenty paid fellows in August. They’ll support our 2022 candidates and h…
  Sister District · [email protected]
July 21, 2022 at 5:50 PM

FWD: West Virginia v. EPA

We’re so proud that all of our 2022 candidates have pledged to protect the environment. John, We wanted to make sure you saw our message: The Supreme Court recently gutted the Clean Air Act, curbing the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emiss…
  Lala Wu, Sister District Project · [email protected]
July 18, 2022 at 10:30 PM

None of us want to wake up on November 9th wishing we had done more

Time is running out for you to help us elect our candidates and build progressive power in the states. It may be hard to believe, but we are less than four months away from Election Day. That means time is running out for you to help us elect our candidates and build progressi…
  The Sister District Team · [email protected]
July 14, 2022 at 6:20 PM

Urgent news from Pennsylvania

This is exactly what we mean when we say state legislatures are the battleground for abortion rights. John, This is urgent. While people were asleep on Friday, the GOP-held Pennsylvania state legislature rammed through a constitutional amendment that would clear the path to en…
  Sister District · [email protected]
July 13, 2022 at 7:27 PM

New National Phonebanks for WI & NV start next week!

Ready to fight back? Join a phonebank, call target voters & elect Dems in top-priority state legislative races! Hi John, ? Phonebank leaders Ashton and Jeremy here -- Sister District is launchi…
  Lyzz Schwegler, Sister District Project · [email protected]
July 12, 2022 at 10:50 PM

Gun violence isn’t inevitable

We’re proud that all of our 2022 Sister District candidates have pledged to fight for gun safety legislation. Running to the grocery store. Going to school. Celebrating with friends and friends at a parade. Attending a concert. Walking down the street. We all should feel safe i…
  The Sister District Team · [email protected]
July 7, 2022 at 7:52 PM

Building progressive state legislatures is once again the path forward to protect our future

We're so proud that all of our 2022 candidates have pledged to protect the environment Everyone deserves clean air to breathe. While that shouldn't be a controversial sentence, the Supreme Court's recent decision in West Virginia v. EPA directly opposes that very simple idea. Wi…
  Jarvis Houston, Sister District Project · [email protected]
July 5, 2022 at 7:01 PM

These candidates can help protect abortion access right now

Support our 7 most critical candidates and help us stop the GOP attack on reproductive rights Dear John,As abortion bans sweep through nearly half the country, we are turning our energy to the one thing we know can stop t…
  Lala, Gaby, and Lyzz – Sister District Proj · [email protected]
June 29, 2022 at 7:07 PM

Help us close the gap and get pro-choice legislators elected!

We are close to meeting our $50,000 emergency match fund to get pro-choice legislators elected this year. Dear John,Five days later, we are still reeling with the implications of living in a post-Roe v. Wade world. As tri…
  Lala Wu, Sister District Project · [email protected]
June 24, 2022 at 2:27 PM

BREAKING: Roe v. Wade has been overturned

Abortion is now inaccessible in nearly half of the country. We must stop at nothing to elect pro-choice state legislators this November, and we need your help to do it. Dear John,Moments ago, the Supreme Court overturned…
  Lala Wu, Sister District · [email protected]
June 22, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Announcing our next wave of 2022 candidates! 🎉

Dear John,Today, we are thrilled to announce our next wave of 2022 candidates. These 12 brilliant candidates are running in 7 critical states, where everything from abortion access, voting rights, common-sense gun laws, …
  Gaby Goldstein, Sister District Project · [email protected]
June 9, 2022 at 4:00 PM

You're invited! Announcing the State Power Series

Join Vote Save America and Sister District for a conversation about the end of Roe v. Wade, and what we can do about it. Dear John,Today, we are thrilled to announce a brand new virtual event series in partnership with Vote Save America and Crooked Media: T…
  Jarvis Houston, Sister District · [email protected]
May 19, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Help us close the gap to $100k!

In just 3 weeks, we have raised an average of nearly $14k per candidate. Help us hit our $100k total goal! John, Jarvis here. I’m Sister District’s Organizing and Political Director, and I want to share some fantastic new…
  Senator Mallory McMorrow · [email protected]
May 11, 2022 at 4:41 PM

We need you to help us fight in the states

We have a chance to help stop the flood of anti-choice policies that are coming our way. But we’ll only be able to do so if we have pro-choice legislators in office who are willing to do what’s right. Dear John,I’m Mallory McMorrow, curr…
  Lala Wu, Sister District Project · [email protected]
May 3, 2022 at 4:45 PM

What will happen when Roe is overturned

It's now clear that abortion will soon become inaccessible in nearly half the country. Dear John,We are outraged.Last night, in a truly unprecedented event, a draft decision on the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court case was le…
  Lala Wu, Sister District · [email protected]
April 26, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Drumroll please... our first candidates of 2022 are here! 🥳

Dear John,It’s officially here! Today, we kick off the 2022 midterms by announcing our first 6 candidates of the year. They are running in 4 different states, all critical to Democratic success in the midterms, and vital…
  Sister District Project · [email protected]
April 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM

The fight to protect Roe starts now

Dear John,Last week, we celebrated with unbridled joy as the  first Black woman and first public defender was confirmed to the Supreme Court. We are thrilled that Kentaji Brown Jackson's confirmation is a step towards maki…
  Gaby Goldstein, Sister District · [email protected]
March 8, 2022 at 5:02 PM

Announcing our next round of 2022 State Bridges partners!

Dear John,Today, we are thrilled to announce Sister District’s second wave of State Bridges partners for the year: Citizen Action and WISDOM in Wisconsin, the A. Philip Randolph Education Fund (APREF) and Carolina Federa…
  Lala Wu, Sister District · [email protected]
February 25, 2022 at 5:00 PM

TOMORROW! Join us for the 5th Annual Sister District Summit!

The virtual event features keynote speaker DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, and more! Dear John,There's still time for you to join us for the fifth annual Sister District Summit, the weekend of Februa…
  Gaby Goldstein, Sister District · [email protected]
February 23, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Our 2022 states are here! 🎉

Dear John,Today, we are thrilled to announce our seven 2022 state targets! This year, we’ll be targeting strategic state legislative races in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Georgia. It’s no secret…
  Sister District Project · [email protected]
February 17, 2022 at 5:01 PM

This February, help us support Black leaders

In 2021, less than 10% of state legislators were Black, and our Black alumni are often the first or only candidates of color in their seats and chambers. Our commitment to Black lives goes beyond the ballot box. Dear John…
  Lala Wu, Sister District · [email protected]
February 2, 2022 at 5:01 PM

ICYMI: You're invited to the 5th Annual Sister District Summit!

RSVP now for this virtual event on Feb 26-27, featuring keynote speaker DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison! Dear John,Earlier this week, we extended you an invite to the fifth annual Sister District Summit, the weekend of February…
  Lala Wu, Sister District · [email protected]
January 31, 2022 at 10:54 PM

You're invited to the 5th Annual Sister District Summit!

RSVP now for this virtual event on Feb 26-27, featuring keynote speaker DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison! Dear John,Sister District is pleased to invite you to the fifth annual Sister District Summit, the weekend of February 26-…
  Sister District · [email protected]
January 19, 2022 at 6:03 PM

Join our first 2022 State Bridges event Feb 2 focused on Arizona!

Our partners RAZA and LUCHA will play a key role in the fight to flip the Arizona House this November -- join us Feb 2 to hear from their extraordinary leaders & support their critical work. Dear John,   Sister…
  Sister District · [email protected]
January 19, 2022 at 6:02 PM

Join our first State Bridges event Feb 2 focused on Arizona!

Our partners RAZA and LUCHA will play a key role in the fight to flip the Arizona House this November -- join us Feb 2 to hear from their extraordinary leaders & support their critical work. Dear John,   Sister…
  Lala Wu, Sister District Project · [email protected]
January 19, 2022 at 5:00 PM

It's National Run for Office Day!

Here's how you can help build state legislatures that look like the communities they represent! Dear John,It’s National Run for Office Day, and we're thinking about all the incredible candidates who have made our work poss…
  Gaby Goldstein, Sister District · [email protected]
January 11, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Announcing our first State Bridges partners of 2022! 🎉

Dear John,Today, we are thrilled to announce Sister District’s first six State Bridges partners for the year: Rural Arizona Action (RAZA), Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA), Mothering Justice, We the People Act…
  Lala Wu, Sister District · [email protected]
January 5, 2022 at 5:04 PM

Our 2021 Impact Report is here!

Just a few days into the new year, we are thrilled to bring you our 2021 Impact Report. Dear John,Just a few days into the new year, we are thrilled to bring you our 2021 Impact Report. This year, we are celebrating our 5-…
  Lala, Gaby, and Lyzz - Sister District Project · [email protected]
December 23, 2021 at 5:02 PM

From our family to yours

We're taking a moment to reflect upon how far we’ve come, and what lies ahead. Dear John,As another challenging year winds down, we are taking a moment to reflect upon how far we’ve come, and what lies ahead. At Sister Dis…
  Lala Wu, Sister District Project · [email protected]
December 6, 2021 at 8:32 PM

We met our goal! 🎉

We are thrilled to say that the Sister District community truly stepped up, and we met both our match and our stretch goal! Dear John,Last week, Sister District participated in Giving Tuesday by launching our ambitious 5-Ye…
  Sister District Project · [email protected]
November 30, 2021 at 2:06 PM

Announcing our 5 Year Fund!

It's Giving Tuesday! Help kick off our 5 Year Fund and meet our $30k match by the end of the week! Dear John,It’s here! Today is Giving Tuesday―a global event celebrating the power of generosity to change the world. We’re k…
  Sister District Project · [email protected]
November 24, 2021 at 5:04 PM

5 things we're thankful for

On our 5th anniversary, we're taking a moment to celebrate you. Dear John,This month is Sister District’s 5-year anniversary! We’re thankful for the entire Sister District community each and every day, but this week we’d li…
  Lala, Gaby, and Lyzz · [email protected]
November 16, 2021 at 5:02 PM

It's our birthday!

The next five years will be just as pivotal for our country as the last. We’re committed to staying in the fight, and it starts with the 2022 midterms. Dear John,Five years ago this month, Sister District was born. We’re co…
  The Sister District Team · [email protected]
November 10, 2021 at 5:38 PM

The Virginia election, 1 week later

Two races are still undecided. Read our most recent analysis about what happened in Virginia. Dear John,It’s been just over a week since the elections in Virginia, and we’ve been busy crunching the numbers and receiving upd…
  The Sister District Team · [email protected]
November 3, 2021 at 6:03 PM

Election results are coming in

Dear John,First, the good news: at least three Sister District candidates won their races for the Virginia House of Delegates. Our candidates ran tough races where every single vote mattered, and because of your hard work,…
  Jarvis Houston, Sister District · [email protected]
October 28, 2021 at 10:03 PM

Re: Final hours to donate!

Candidate fundraising ends at midnight. Help our 6 most critical candidates right now! Dear John,   I wanted to reach out again because we have just a few hours left to raise funds for our 2021 candidates. We want to make…